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Because I want to be your Valentine, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s weird criticism of its own product, a Windows 7 paid support leak, fake 5G network branding that needs to be taken down, Apple’s FaceTime bug, and much more.

SMB Compression improves speeds and lowers bandwidth utilization when copying large files across the network.

In this week’s other news, Microsoft can’t stop punching itself in the face. Short Takes; Often imitated, never duplicated.

Microsoft has released today the February 2023 Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 and Windows 10. As usual, the company fixed dozens of vulnerabilities in Windows and other components, including two security flaws that are already being exploited by attackers. On the quality and experiences update front, Microsoft has brought some fixes to Windows Search…

Windows XP ends its user support in April 2014. Don’t be left in the dust! Learn why you should migrate from Windows XP to Windows 7 right now.

Microsoft kicked off its Build developer conference yesterday, where it unveiled several new features for enterprise customers. The company also announced a preview of Windows 365 Boot, which lets users log directly into their Cloud PCs at startup instead of the local install of Windows 11. Windows 365 Boot is designed for Windows devices that…

Microsoft has moved 400 million Outlook.com mailboxes to an Office 365 infrastructure. Outlook.com mailboxes are now powered by Exchange Online and exploit other parts of the infrastructure like EOP. It’s a good change from a engineering and economic perspective.

This month’s end-of-year Patch Tuesday is relatively light, with Microsoft fixing a Windows zero-day and a spoofing vulnerability in SQL Server Reporting Services.

Whether you have five or 5,000 PCs, managing your OS images is a crucial part of your IT infrastructure. Done well, an image management solution can free up your time and make your help desk (and by extension your users) blissful. Done poorly or not at all and you have entered the misty realms of…

Microsoft Certifications Since the 1992, Microsoft has offered certifications to validate the skills of technology workers who use the Windows platform. Microsoft currently has several certifications available, and a new generation of certification was first announced in November 2005. MCTS Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certifications enable professionals to target specific technologies and to distinguish…